Why did Guy Fawkes pretend to be and why?

Guy Fawkes pretended to be a servant in order to carry out his plan to blow up the House of Lords in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. By disguising himself, he aimed to avoid detection while managing the explosives that were secretly stored in the cellar. Fawkes and his co-conspirators sought to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarchy in England, as they were frustrated by the ongoing persecution of Catholics under Protestant rule. His pretense was a strategic move to gain access to the parliamentary building without raising suspicion.