Marie Louise embraces the spirit of Shakespeare (5)
I believe the answer is:
ariel
'spirit of shakespeare' is the definition.
(Ariel is a spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest)
'marie louise embraces' is the wordplay.
'embraces' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'embracing' mean this (the solution is embraced by words in the clue)).
'ARIEL' can be found hidden inside 'marie louise'.
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for ariel that I've seen before include "Shakespearean role" , "Enchanting islander" , "Disney character" , "Arabian mountain gazelle" , "29 9 [TEMPEST CHARACTER]" .)