Step-by-step explanation:
I would tell you it is a comedy, Many works like this are very tragic in the sense of being a comedy (basically they make it tragic to laugh at how horrific it is). For example, "I may be rich, I've made a lot of money, but ... I'm a peasant through and through." Here the character is joking about his past and implies a giving power to a peasant based on his income. so like imagine a homeless man saying he is president cause his wallet has more money in it then what your car is worth.