Causal medium strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate


Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"Casey's terrified report of supernatural occurrences in the cellar, including a 'great skull' and 'clanking chains,' prompts Jago to resolve to investigate the cellar later, highlighting the theatre's growing atmosphere of dread."

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.

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