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Sohn, Kyung-Hwan. “Efficacy of Monologue and Aside as a Mask in O’Neill’s Strange Interlude.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 39.1 (2013): 103-122. This study aims at interpreting Eugene O’Neill’s Strange Interlude from the efficacy of the stage monologue and aside as a mask. O’Neill tried to express the desires of contemporary man and its social problems, according to ritual, fantasy and disillusionment he worked drastically hard to experiment with the expressionistic and naturalistic stages. He also used masks to go for profound analysis of the inner as well as the fact that shares character’s appearance. In Strange Interlude unlike the actual mask, psychological masks can be remarkable as the effect of the novel, revealing the stream of consciousness technique. Also it was a very useful dramatic device with stage technic. This application in Strange interlude is accomplished to the stage monologue and aside such as the psychological mask device, therefore all the characters and the elements of psychological conflicts that occur in are shown in the appearances of masks. (Wonkwang Health Science University)