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In Knight's Tale, Miller's Tale, and The Wife of Bath Geoffrey Chaucer reveals different viewpoints as to youth and age, but this treatment of the opposites demonstrates the poet's romanticism and sentimentality. Overall, Keats and Chaucer's ambiguous portrayals evoke a variety of interpretations that provide understandings of medieval and Romantic literature.

6 Limitations / Suggestions for further research

Although the research has conducted a profound analysis of Chaucer and Keats' utilisation of youth and age, there are some limitations that can be overcome in further researches. Above all, the present analysis is limited only to five poetic works of Chaucer and Keats, while it will be crucial to investigate other works of these poets, as the theme of youth and age is treated differently in their poems of various periods. Besides, a further research may compare Chaucer and Keats with other medieval and Romantic poets, such as Spenser, Marvell, Shelley, and Wordsworth, as such juxtaposition will contribute to better understanding of Geoffrey Chaucer and John Keats.

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