Nederlaget

Nederlaget (The Defeat) is a play by the Norwegian writer Nordahl Grieg, published in 1937.

The action is set in the Paris Commune, established in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War, and the play follows the historical events surrounding this revolutionary uprising. The main character is the pacifist teacher Gabrielle Langevin, but historical figures such as Gustave Courbet also appear. The play's basic problem is whether evil can be fought with evil. In the play, the good forces lose because the rebels are executed toward the end of the play.