Though Othello is the protagonist, the majority of the soliloquies and asides are given to Iago. Why?
Answer:
I think this play is similar to "Julius Caesar" in such a way that Julius is the central character, but not the main character. Othello is Caesar. The play is centered around him and he plays an important role, but he isn't the person who is driving the plot. That character is Iago (the equivalent to Brutus). Since the play is generally pushed by him, his soliloquies and asides are far more important than Othello's. If Iago did not let the audience in on what he was thinking or what his motives were, then the play simply would not make sense. All we would see is this crazy manipulator who is messing with everyone's lives for no apparent reason. Iago's asides are extremely imperative in order to understand the plot. If not that, they are important to maybe have the audience hate to love Iago's genius.
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