Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia and their loyal fool Touchstone, she takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. In the forest Rosalind finds she has unwittingly attracted the shepardss Phebe. But out of the confusion comes the reconciliation and forgiveness, and all ends happily.