Does Othello truly love Desdemona?

Yes Othello does love Desdemona but in a way particular to Shakespearian plays. Men in Shakespearian plays tended to fall into an obsessive infatuation with their women. My old English prof. called it "the Modonna /Hoer complex".

How does Othello abuse Desdemona?

Despite her loyalty to her husband, Othello physically and verbally abuses Desdemona, slapping her and calling her a whore in public. By the play's end, Desdemona is so beaten down that she's pretty passive when Othello strangles her and when, with her dying breath, she blames herself for Othello's physical and emotional abuse.

Why does Othello hit Desdemona?

Othello was angry at Desdemona because he believed that she was cheating on him by having an affair. He had been manipulated into believing a lie. Othello had fallen in love with her when she asked him to repeat, to her only, the dramatic stories of his past that he had been telling her father, Brabantio, on his numerous visits to their house.

What scene does Othello kill Desdemona?

Desdemona was killed by Othello in the last scene, act 5.2. Othello was jealous because Iago planted the idea in his mind that Deademona lay with Cassio .