English will clearly trump philosophy at Emory. However, I would say this, going through 1 or 2 Shakespeare courses will not harm you as it is not a bulk of the requirements or courses. You simply get the requirement done and move on. In addition, as a humanities major, it need not be all about the courses. There are undergraduate research fellowships for those actually interested in the topic outside of coursework via the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry and you could always try to put something together through the ILA. In college, exploring your interests is only partly about your courses.