Landowners Andrey Gavrilovich Dubrovskiy and Kirill Troekurov quarrels. Troekurov achieves that Dubrovskiy loses his estate. At this time, the son of the old Vladimir Dubrovskiy, arrives from Saint.Petersburg, who makes an attack. Burning with revenge, Vladimir decided to burn the family estate and go into the forests, taking with him the offended peasants. Now Vladimir Dubrovskiy is a noble robber, who is guided by the noble and officer principles of honor. Dubrovskiy comes up with a cunning plan. "Turned" into a French teacher, Vladimir settles in Troekurov's estate, waiting for the right moment, but Troekurov has a daughter, Masha, who wins the robber's heart, and he decides to refuse revenge. The denouement comes when it turns out that Masha is forcibly married to another - this is Prince Vereiskiy. Although she loves Dubrovskiy, the girl decides not to sacrifice her word and given vow to the unloved.