Orlando complains to his old servant Adam that his elder brother, Oliver, has kept him uneducated and treated him like a peasant, against their late father's will. The brothers quarrel, and Orlando seizes Oliver and demands his inheritance. The wrestler Charles tells Oliver the news of the court: the old Duke has been banished by his younger brother, Frederick, and lives in the Forest of Arden with a few loyal lords, while his daughter Rosalind stays at court with her cousin Celia. When Charles warns that Orlando means to wrestle him, Oliver urges him to break Orlando's neck.
Orlando complains to his old servant Adam that his elder brother, Oliver, has kept him uneducated and treated him like a peasant, against their late father's will. The brothers quarrel, and Orlando seizes Oliver and demands his inheritance. The wrestler Charles tells Oliver the news of the court: the old Duke has been banished by his younger brother, Frederick, and lives in the Forest of Arden with a few loyal lords, while his daughter Rosalind stays at court with her cousin Celia. When Charles warns that Orlando means to wrestle him, Oliver urges him to break Orlando's neck.