A Duke usurps his brother's land and power, banishing him and his entourage into the forest of Arden. The banished Duke's daughter, Rosalind, remains with her cousin Celia. She has fallen in love with Orlando, but he has his own tyrannical brother with whom to contend, 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 stirs love's fires in various rustics as well as in those from the court. Phebe, a shepherdess loved by Silvius, is smitten with the disguised Rosalind. Can true love find a way, and can brothers be reconciled and harmony restored? 已故的罗兰爵士有三个儿子，大儿子阿立夫没有按照父亲的遗嘱好好的照顾小儿子欧兰得，于是欧兰得准备拿着属于自己的遗产离开哥哥，阿立夫为了不让欧兰得得到遗产，安排他和大公爵的武士卡而斯比武。大公爵被自己的弟弟取代了爵位，他的女儿罗斯兰却因为和新公爵弗得利克的女儿西利亚要好而留了下来。罗斯兰和西利亚去观看了比武，胜利的欧兰得爱上了罗斯兰，罗斯兰也对他抱有好感。弗得利克放逐了罗斯兰，西利亚决定和她一起走，她们带着小丑试金石去亚敦森林投奔被放逐的大公爵。 在森林里，罗斯兰和欧兰得相遇并且相爱了。阿立夫被弗得利克拿去了所有的田产，也来到了森林，大公爵收留了他，他和自己的弟弟冰释前嫌并且和西利亚相爱。最后阿立夫拿回了自己的田产，欧兰得继承了大公爵的爵位和财产，故事有了皆大欢喜的结局。
