Read the excerpt from "Amigo Brothers.”As the two climbed into the ring, the crowd exploded with a roar. Antonio and Felix both bowed gracefully and then raised their arms in acknowledgment.Antonio tried to be cool, but even as the roar was in its first birth, he turned slowly to meet Felix’s eyes looking directly into his. Felix nodded his head and Antonio responded. And both as one, just as quickly, turned away to face his own corner.This excerpt is part of the story’s
This moment happens as Antonio and Felix enter the ring and prepare to fight, so the central conflict is building toward its most intense point. That makes it rising action. The climax would be the decisive moment of the fight, while falling action comes after the climax.
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