<span>Did you hear about the mathematician who wanted to make a fruit salad,s so he bought some apples and oranges and ordered pears.
Ordered pears under this context is a pun for ordered pairs, which explains that </span>the objects appear in the pair<span> is significant: the </span>ordered pair<span> (a, b)definitely different than </span><span>(b, a) unless a = b.</span>
The chivalrous knights in this tale operate under strict moral codes of behavior. You will see these codes played out in the narrative.
In this story, King Arthur has a dream. In his dream, Gawain warns him not to fight Mordred. Arthur does fight Mordred, and he receives a mortal wound. He knows he is going to die. He asks his knight Bedivere to throw his magic sword into a lake. Bedivere places Arthur on a mysterious barge. The barge sails away. Bedivere then wanders through a forest until he comes across a hermit kneeling over a fresh grave. No one knows if this is actually the body of King Arthur. Because of this, some believe Arthur will return to be king.
Write the main characters' names in your notebook, so you can more easily follow along with the unfolding events of the story.
<span>She thinks he has fallen in love with Maria.</span>
