单选题 Who was the representative during the second period?

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】推断题。
[解析] 根据题干中关键词the second period定位到原文第三段,根据首句可知戏剧的第二阶段指的是包括欧洲文艺复兴的浪漫主义阶段,而后在该段中部,In the Renaissance,the arts were flourishing first in Italy and then in other parts of Europe.Shakespeare wrote in the 16th and early l7th centuries。由此可推断,戏剧第二阶段的代表人物是莎士比亚。理清指代关系是解答本题的关键。