Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Merchant’s Gambit: Debt, Discretion, and the Shadow of Anne Boleyn
S1E2
·
Wolf Hall Episode 2
To
Cromwell Recruits a Spy: The Game of Double Agency Begins
S1E2
·
Wolf Hall Episode 2
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Rumors about Anne lead to the hiring of Thomas Wriothesley as someone that might have a connection to Gardiner and the Boleyns, thus allowing Cromwell to gather information."
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.