Dans cet article, Major-Prépa te propose un entraînement de colle sur un sujet d’actualité qui porte sur le couronnement du roi Charles III.
Avec tous les évènements autour de la monarchie britannique, n’oublie pas de réviser ce thème. Tu pourras trouver différents articles ici :
- Lexique de la monarchie en anglais
- Mort d’Elizabeth II : quel avenir pour la monarchie britannique ?
- Le point sur la monarchie britannique
- London Bridge is Down : la fin du règne d’Elizabeth II
- La famille royale britannique : vers un possible déclin ?
Avant de commencer à t’entraîner sur cette khôlle, tu peux revoir la méthode ici.
L’article
Cet article est extrait du site internet de The Guardian et a été publié le 7 mai 2023. J’ai coupé l’article, mais tu peux le trouver en entier en suivant ce lien.
The Observer view on the coronation of King Charles III: our faith in these magical rituals won’t last forever
We need to think about how the monarchy institution sits in a modern and more secular Britain.
(…)Over the course of the past week, commentators have been highlighting the demographics of declining support for the institution; the young aren’t overly bothered with the late-life king. The institution has survived poor ratings on and off for centuries, of course. But what Saturday’s ceremony emphasised was that some of the foundations of royalty are also in steep decline. The sonorous liturgy and soaring music still move the heart. But the words do not carry the awesome weight they did at the late queen’s coronation in 1953, and certainly not when they were promoted by James I to unite his kingdom and its warring Christian factions with the Bible of 1611. Few of Charles Windsor’s subjects have faith – as the ancient make-believe of the service assumed – that he has been anointed by supernatural power.
In the run-up to the event, we were asked to applaud the fact that, for the first time, a few voices of republican dissent were allowed to have a presence at the procession, even if the BBC and the overnight campers on the Mall might have wished them away. In the suggestion of security minister Tom Tugenhadt, this was evidence – facial recognition technology and new powers against protest notwithstanding – of the gracious tolerance of our elected authorities. The limits of that tolerance were revealed early on Saturday morning when Graham Smith, the leader of the Republic group, and five of his supporters were arrested and detained, when unpacking placards for their peaceful protest, apparently under Wednesday’s hastily approved laws.
As a nation, we have generally overlooked the magical thinking of royal legitimacy and enjoyed the flag waving and street parties as a welcome distraction from the realities of the world. That sentiment cannot be assumed. The new monarch’s parents were a living reminder of unity, of finest hours and blitz spirit, of duty and sacrifice. King Charles does not enjoy those associations. He has arrived in divided and unequal times. He takes the throne as years of austerity and a biting cost of living crisis bring not only the indulgence of this ceremony but the ongoing extravagance of palaces and retinues and feudal models of land ownership into sharp focus.
The theme of the coronation may have been service and inclusivity – in typical Church of England style we were invited to thrill at the fact that women, no less, were involved in the religious ceremonials – but there remains, clearly, a clanging anachronism in the idea of a people’s monarchy.
To his great credit, King Charles III has never been shy of using his birth-given status to address some of the tougher questions of the world beyond his own privilege. His instinctive and informed defence of the natural environment, and of rural communities, has been profound and prescient; as have his initiatives to offer skills and hope to young and challenged people across the country. It is now in his gift to employ that empathic spirit to shape the tone and relevance of his reign.
The events in Westminster Abbey were designed to mark a new chapter in nation and commonwealth. That celebration of new beginnings must find sensible ways to involve and explore the question of whether Britain still wants this hereditary institution at the centre of power; and, if it does, whether it should persist in all its current grandeur. On a day laced with that well-worn belief that “nobody does pageantry as well as we do”, it is essential to hold on to another of the traditions for which this nation has been admired: that of critical thought, of rigorous self-awareness. That latter virtue insists that we should never be content with the sentimental pride of “this is what we are good at” but must always be asking: is this the best we can do?
La proposition de corrigé
It has been years since people have questioned the role of the monarchy in The United Kingdom, especially since the death of Queen Elizabeth. Indeed, many think that the monarchy institution does not work anymore in the modern country they are living in. This article, which was published in the British Daily The Guardian, deals with this burning question: should we still support it? Well, I will first sum up the article and then explain if the system is still working today.
It has been years since the monarchy’s popularity has been up and down, and the crown makes sure to improve its popularity. That is, for example, the case today because republican dissenters were finally allowed to have a presence at the procession. The crown is trying to involve everybody. But, even if this coronation was supposed to give a new face – a modern face – to the monarchy, that is still not the case. The tradition of the monarchy is weak, and many problems are increasing.
Indeed, because everybody is different, the monarchy is different today than it was back in 1953, and the “reminder of unity, of finest hours and blitz spirit, of duty and sacrifice” is over. King Charles III will do what he can to rebuild the nation, rebuild new traditions to make sure his reign will fit the people of this time. It will be his duty for the future of the monarchy.
This article leads me to wonder if the monarchy in The United Kingdom still has a place.
Le commentaire
Tu as terminé la synthèse de l’article et tu peux maintenant passer au commentaire. Il s’agit d’élargir ta réflexion par rapport au sujet proposé. Le commentaire est assez libre, mais il doit quand même être en rapport avec le document.
Voici une proposition de plan de commentaire pour cet article :
I. Les Royals, des figures importantes : depuis le début du règne d’Elizabeth, au début de l’ère de Charles, en passant par tous les évènements importants qui ont rythmé la vie de cette famille et du peuple britannique (mariages, naissances, jubilés…).
II. Malgré l’engouement du peuple, les problèmes font réagir le peuple : train de vie, impôts, etc. La famille royale ne fait peut-être pas autant rêver…
III. Surtout qu’elle rencontre les mêmes problèmes que d’autres familles : arrestations, liaisons, mauvaise entente et règlement de comptes (notamment avec Harry et Meghan).
