Events that take the conflict to its highest point help to develop THE CLIMAX.
Climax is the part of story or play where the tension or action reaches its highest part. Sometimes, the climax is considered as a "crisis" point in the plot and is usually believed to be the most exciting part of a story.
This part of a story follows the rising action and precedes the falling action.
The climax makes possible the transition from the rising action into the falling action in order to lead the story to its resolution.