Another of Sophocles's tragedies, Antigone, narrates the story of a woman's determination to bury her brother despite the king's orders. Similar to Electra, it showcases a powerful female protagonist and explores the tension between familial loyalty and political authority. Antigone concludes the Oedipal trilogy.

The Nobel Prize-winning American playwright Eugene O'Neill revisits the tale of Electra and her family's drama in three plays: Mourning Becomes Electra, Ah! Wilderness, and Days without End.

William Shakespeare's Hamlet shares several elements with Electra, such as the murdered father, the widow who marries the murderer, and the futile attempts at vengeance.

For a distinctly different tragedy, consider Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which depicts the struggles of an ordinary man whose downfall stems from a misguided fixation on the American Dream.