ikku is right, on both counts: it's not exactly common, and it has Biblical origins, Old Testament.

The story is that of Samson and Delilah: Delilah tricks (strong man) Samson, who is keen on her or something, into cutting his hair (which is secret of his strength) so Samson can be imprisoned ( who by,or why, I can't remember, but I think Delilah was acting as someones agent), chained to some pillars as I recall.
Eventually his hair grows back, he regains his strength and pushes the pillars down, bringing the palace, or wherever it is he is imprisoned, down on top oh him and him and his enemies.

Moral of the story: your guess is as good as mine. Revenge is self destructive?

Oh, and Tom Jones had a hit song, Delilah, in the sixties or early seventies, about jealousy and revenge and murder.

"I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window
I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind
...
...
Why, why why delilah
..."

Cheers, danny