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It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells.

What is the purpose of the author’s description of Fortunato’s clothing in “The Cask of Amontillado”?
A. Fortunato’s description here highlights his lack of discipline.
B. The description is included to create humor in the story.
C. The author includes this description in order to give the reader a sense of the carnival atmosphere.
D. The author includes this description to foreshadow Fortunato’s fate.

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