Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Cromwell manipulates Mary’s despair into submission
S2E1
·
The Mirror and the Light Episode 1
To
Cromwell admits his existential dread
S2E1
·
The Mirror and the Light Episode 1
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Mary dismisses Suffolk and Norfolk to speak with Cromwell alone. This leads to Chapuys arriving and confiding in Cromwell"
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.