WOW! You know alot about them.
How would you put that into a short letter to Romeos parents,? and Juliets parents, why they didnt tell about the marriage? ugh...I'm having a hard time helping my son with this project.
I am not any good with literature--but here are some suggestions. Take them with a grain of salt. I would consider analyzing literature to be my weakest academic skill.
Idea #1
Have your son imagine if he were Romeo, who would be his Juliet. Knowing that at the end, they will commit suicide--for R&J, being together is more important than life itself.
Sub-idea A: What would Romeo say to her parents to convince them and what would Juliet say to his parents to convince them?
Sub-idea B: What would they each say to their own parent to convince them to provide their blessing?
And if DS is unable to picture himself in love and being Romeo--take your current relationship so that you can understand how to explain it to him--and imagine that your parents and your partners parents didn't want you together and what you might do to convince them that it is the right decision.
As for what will happen, I personally don't envision the family to fall for anything and blessing the union--but as long as what you envision would happen is plausible, then the possibilities are endless.
I would have DS review his discussion notes if he has them and review the family dynamic, the conflict between the families and how the parents would have to be dealt with in writing a letter.
And if that doesn't work--ask him what he wants most in the world that he might consider more important than anything else and what he might write to you to convince you to let him have it.
Seems to me a very cool literature assignment, though.
