I was always like you, always hated shakespeare because it was a waste of time, wasnt helping me learn english, etc. That, and it made me hate reading which i usually quite enjoy. recently I ended up reading romeo and juliet once again and then watched the movie and I actually thoroughly liked it, its just a really cool way to manipulate the language. I understand that not everyone will come to the conclusion, but I have personally found that some things take time, and boredom.