The knight in “The Prologue” is distinguished because he has won many battles. He follows the code of chivalry (truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy.) This knight would be considered noble. He had a really good horse but didn’t care what he looked like. He was an overall good guy. On the other hand the knight in” The Wife of Bath” is a piece of crap. He rapes a girl and ends up getting away with it. He goes off and finds the answer to the question “What to all women want?” He finds an old woman who tells him the answer in exchange for him promising her something. She tells him and his life is saved. Then he has to fulfill his promise by marrying her even though she is poor, ugly, and old. He really doesn’t want to do it and pouts all
