"Now I will question Cassio of Bianca..." IV i 91
Even though Othello is the protagonist, the Aside go to Iago because, Othello has nothing to hide. Othello's secrets are known to all the characters, so hearing his inner thoughts would be useless, because they are just as well portrayed directed at another character. On the other hand, getting to know the true Iago would be imposible if not for his inner thoughts and asides to the audience. We would not know that he thought Othello slept with his wife. All the reader would know is that he was clearly creating this deadly situation, but we would not know his plans nor his motives. We barely know his motives with the play as it is written. This is because after he tells the reader, he does not seem to care anymore. He did not even like his wife, and part of his plan was because of her. With out these asides the reader would fairly clueless, which would take away from the suspense of trying to figure out what is going to happen.
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