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).
The story of that song is indeed fascinating, but wait till you hear about Timothy, the first (and to our best recollection, only) hit song about cannibalism. Rupert did that one too. Carl Wiser (Songfacts): Let's talk about The PiÃ±a Colada Song.