The role played by the statements "stormy calm" and "cautiously resolved" in the passage is "They contribute to explaining the decision that Joslyn has made".
<h3>The meaning of the phrases</h3>
The statements stormy calm and cautiously resolved both meant a state of mind in chaos for a period of time but later settled after sometime.
Stormy calm is a disturbed, destructive, unpleasant state which has become peaceful or quiet.
- A phrase is defined as a short written or spoken expression.
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