Things that remind me of other things:
As described in Mickiewicz’s ballad “Pani Twardowska”, Twardowski’s Faustian contract was supposed to end with him meeting the devil in Rome at an appointed time and handing over his soul there. He tries to cheat death by simply staying in Poland — but Mephistopheles confronts him at the “Rome” tavern.
In Shakespeare’s 2 Henry VI, a prophecy indicates that the Duke of Somerset will meet his fate “where castles mounted stand”. He gets killed outside the Castle Inn, where a sign is mounted with an image of a castle.