Othello: Foreshadowing | SparkNotes In Othello, Iago uses his many asides and soliloquies as opportunities to tell the audience exactly what he is planning to do.He outlines his entire scheme early in the play, explaining in no uncertain terms how he plans to exact his revenge: “Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me/ For making him egregiously an ass/ And practicing upon his peace and quiet/ Even to madness” (II.i.).