Ponds are frequently human-constructed. In the countryside farmers and villagers dig a pond in their backyard or increase the depth of an existing pond by removing layers of mud during summer season. A wide variety of artificial bodies of water are classified as ponds.
In Act 4, Scene 5, Queen Gertrude has an aside, and she speaks directly to the audience saying âTo my sick soul, as sinâs true nature is, Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spiltâ (17-20).
When it really comes down to itâwhen the chips are down and the lights are offâare we naturally good? That is, are we predisposed to act cooperatively, to help others even when it costs us? Or are we, in our hearts, selfish creatures? This fundamental question about human nature has long provided fodder for discussion. Augustineâs doctrine of original sin proclaimed that all people were born broken and selfish, saved only through the power of divine intervention.