A duke usurps land and power to his brother, banishing him and his retinue into the forest of Arden. The banished duke's daughter, Rosalind, remains with her cousin Celia. She is in love with Orlando, but he has his own tyrannical brother to contend with, so he joins those in the forest. Rosalind, now banished, disguises herself as a young man, with Celia as her servant, and follows Orlando into the forest. There, nature awakens love fires in various rustics, as well as in court. Phebe, a shepherdess loved by Silvius, is herself in love with the disguised Rosalind. Can true love find a way, and can brothers be reconciled and harmony restored?
