Climax
The climax is the turning point of the story that determines how the rest of the story will end. This is the point where the main problem in the play becomes addressed and answered.
Higgins: "What the devil have I done with my slippers?"
Eliza: [snatching up the slippers, and hurling them at him one after the other with all her force] "There are your slippers. And there. Take your slippers; and may you never have a day's luck with them!" (Shaw 96, Act IV).
This is the moment where Galatea finally talks back to her Pygmalion. The night she wins the bet for Higgins at the ambassador's garden party, Higgins says that the whole process of teaching Eliza was boring. He thanked God that his "experiment" was finally over. He was more interested in finding his slippers than congratulating Eliza for her magnificent performance. His inconsideration for Eliza's feelings put her over the edge, and she finally stood up for herself. This moment encouraged Eliza to leave Higgins's home and begin the falling action of the play.
Eliza: [snatching up the slippers, and hurling them at him one after the other with all her force] "There are your slippers. And there. Take your slippers; and may you never have a day's luck with them!" (Shaw 96, Act IV).
This is the moment where Galatea finally talks back to her Pygmalion. The night she wins the bet for Higgins at the ambassador's garden party, Higgins says that the whole process of teaching Eliza was boring. He thanked God that his "experiment" was finally over. He was more interested in finding his slippers than congratulating Eliza for her magnificent performance. His inconsideration for Eliza's feelings put her over the edge, and she finally stood up for herself. This moment encouraged Eliza to leave Higgins's home and begin the falling action of the play.