conflicted feelings

In William Shakespeare's Othello, the mode of the characters in almost tangible.  I can feel Othello's conflicting emotions when he finally and completely believes Desdemona's unfaithfulness.  He keeps trying to convince himself that she is evil, because that would make it easier for him to hate her.  However, throughout his conversation with Iago, the more Othello attempts to speak badly of Desdemona, the more he calls to mind all of the things he loves about his wife.  "Hang her!  I do but say what she is, so delicate with her needle, an admirable musician-- oh, she will sing the savageness out of a bear..." (IV. i. 174-176).  It is heartbreaking for the reader to see how Iago is corrupting "the Moor".  Othello is so clearly in love with Desdemona, that he cannot say himself or hear anyone else say bad things about her.  He becomes livid when he thinks Cassio is speaking ill of Desdemona.  This really shows how much he loves her.  Even though he thought his wife was cheating on him, he still could not bear to hear her name dragged through the mud.  Othello thought the world of his beautiful Desdemona, but their love story would soon come to an end.