Pain is Temporary, Love is Forever- but switched

Love has always been a constant source of pain or happiness throughout time. However, the highs and lows of love should never leave a person killed by said "lover". I believe that Othello truly does love Desdemona, but I think he values his prestige, title, and reputation more. 

His love for Desdemona is evident given his admiration for her. He declares his love for her in a court of law saying "She loved me for the dangers I had passed, I loved her that she did pity them." Desdemona's ability to see past Othello's major flaws are why their passion for each grows so strong. Because Othello is a black man in a predominately white society, the praise and acceptance Desdemona gives him intensifies their feelings. Othello has faced discrimination and constantly is trying to prove himself in the world they live in, so her approval of him feels rare and he immediately develops feelings for her. Othello also makes it very clear that although he finds Desdemona very attractive physically, he has no intent of taking advantage of her. He admires her beauty but he falls in love with her personality and her mind. 

However, Othello makes it apparent that his love for respect is greater than his love for Desdemona when he kills her. After hearing the accusations that she slept with another man, he results in murder as he does not want to see his reputation recede. He does love her, but being a black man and having to fight and earn the position he has been granted, he cannot bear to lose it over his wife. The killing of Desdemona exposes his desire to preserve power and his reputation over love. The most passionate love he demonstrates throughout the poem is for his career and the heroic version of himself he believes he portrays.