In this short scene, we learn that King Lear is ill with a fever and needs to be taken to the doctor. He asks the doctor if he can have some water, and the doctor says that it's okay. King Lear asks if the doctor asked for leave to care for him. The doctor says yes, and King Lear goes back to work. He tells the doctor that he's going to skip the midterm exam, but that he needs to get some sleep before he does so.