"Othello": Does Othello Truly Love Desdemona?

      As I finish the horribly tragic tale, Othello by William Shakespeare, I mull over the motif of Othello love. Throughout the beginning of the work, Othello's love for Desdemona seems to be strong and true.  However, when Iago fibs of Desdemona's unfaithfulness, Othello love is put to the test.  Many times does Othello deny this rumor or Desdemona's encounters with Cassio because of their pure, undying love for each other.  It is not until Iago present proof, that Othello undergoes a complete change, and suddenly wishes to kill his beloved.  I believe that it is because Othello loves Desdemona so much that he is hurt to the point where he cannot fully comprehend his wife's adultery.  Even as he is about to murder Desdemona, he commands her to say her prayers because he "...would not kill thy unprepared spirit" (IV.ii.33).  Then, after he takes his beloved's life, Othello is completely beside himself.  Because he loathes himself for not believing Desdemona and eventually kills her, Othello ends up taking his own life.