Electra: A Tragedy In One Act is a play written by Austrian author Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The play is based on the Greek myth of Electra, the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, who seeks revenge for her father's murder. The play is set in ancient Greece and follows Electra as she plots to kill her mother and her mother's lover, Aegisthus, with the help of her brother Orestes. The play explores themes of revenge, justice, and the consequences...