Romeo And Juliet: Violence And Bloodshed For a love story, Romeo and Juliet has more violence and bloodshed than most TV mini-series. The Play begins with a riot, ends with a double suicide,and in between has three murders. And all this takes place in the span of four short days. Of course, when your're dealing with love and passion, your're operating on an elemental level. The funny thing is that they have their roots in the same soil. How many times have you seen love turn to hate, and vice versa, in a blink of any eye? Love and hate are twin sons of different mother, seperated at birth. They have a doubleness. This