Why does hamlet contemplate suicide ?

I think the major reason why he contemplates suicide is because he is constantly tortured by his fathers death. His father was murdered by Claudius and Hamlet wants to get revenge but cannot. He thinks about it but he doesn't do it because he knows that it is a sin in God's eyes.

Just an FYI, the first time we see Hamlet think about suicide is when Claudius requests Hamlet to stay in Denmark  instead of going back to Germany (I think) to further his education.

Hopefully this helped and good luck.

this passage has a lot of figurative language like examples are

the day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool.

moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight.

figurative language can not be taken seriously it is just sayings.

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.