In The Wife of Baths Tale the knight does not uphold the code of chivalry.

First, the knight violated part of the chivalry which stated that knights must protect
the weak and defenseless. In the beginning of the story, the narrator says that
One day as he came riding from the river, he saw a maiden walking all forlorn,
ahead of him, alone as she was born. And of that maiden, spite of all she said, by
very force he took her maidenhead. This is in direct violation of this quote because
he took advantage of a young woman who was defenseless to his power. In
addition, the knights second vow of chivalry was to persevere to the end of any
enterprise. The knight violates this when he is tasked with finding out what women
truly desire. The narrator states Sad was the knight and sorrowfully sighed, but
there! All other choices were denied, and in the end he chose to go away and return
after a year and a day armed with such answer as there might be sent to him by
God. He took his leave and went. Then does not receive an answer he perceives to
be correct, and gives up and precedes to go home. The vow states never give up
and yet he does. Lastly, the final vow the knight violates is the one that states to
respect the honour of women. Based on the beginning of the story, you already
know that but towards the end he insults his own wife. Put right? he cried. That
never can be now! Nothing can ever be put right again! Youre so old, and so
abominably plain, so poor to start with, so low bread to follow; its little wonder if I
twist and wallow! this shows disrespect to his wife even though the knight feels
wronged he shouldnt have insulted his wife. Overall, the knight was not chivalric to
women, the weak and defenseless, and did not persevere in his quest. In the end,
the knight was not very knightly.