In chapter 29, after hearing Dorotea's sad tale, Cardenio realizes that she has been wronged by the same Don Fernando as he was and vows to help her regain her honor:
"...I will make use of the privilege to which every gentleman is entitled and demand satisfaction for the wrong he has done you, setting aside the injuries he has done me, the avenging of which I leave to heaven so as to be able to attend to yours here on earth."
This is an example of characters other than Don Quixote acting chivalrously. It may not necessarily be due to his influence, but it shows that his dream to re-create the code of honor is not entirely impossible, because (though Cardenio is not considered to be of the soundest mind) others are willing and able to maintain it.
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