Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

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. i was so to see him that i thought i should never have done wringing his hand.

in the excerpt above, the use of the word madness is meant to

a) provide the reason for fortunato's ridiculous outfit.
b) invoke a feeling of anger in the scene.
c) create a sarcastic tone in the narrator.
d) describe the lawlessness of the carnival season.