Themes

  1. King Edward became king in 1936
  2. Wallis Simpson was married to king Edward which eventually lead to his abdication.
  3. The two met through a friend of Wallis’s.
  4. The prime ministers of the UK and dominions opposed their marriage.
  5. Edwards only option was to not go ahead with the marriage.
  6. They still married after he was abdicated.
  7. In both romeo and Juliet and king Edward they both face opposed marriages and have to make choices to be together, with king Edward his story ended a b it better though.

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