Sophocles, The Plays and Fragments: Part Six The Electra is a book that contains the play ""Electra"" written by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. The play is a tragedy that tells the story of Electra, the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, who seeks revenge for her father's murder. The play is set in Mycenae, Greece, and follows Electra as she plots with her brother Orestes to kill their mother and her lover Aegisthus, who were...