The Only Use of
prostrate
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin
Of disobedient opposition
To you and your behests, and am enjoined
By holy Lawrence to fall prostrate here,
To beg your pardon:—pardon, I beseech you!†p. 196.2
Definition:
lying down - typically face downward on the ground as in submission