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Faber views Romeo and Juliet as a play about failed adolescent rebellion. The narcissism (self-love and prideful hatred of others) of the Montagues and Capulets opposes and frustrates their impulse-ridden children in such a manner the children do not recognize its source. Hence they cannot meaningfully rebel.