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basta

Shakespearean Definition:

Interjection - "That's enough!"

Frequency: 1

Here are all of the speeches where basta shows up across the corpus:

The Taming of the Shrew


Basta , content thee , for I have it full .
We have not yet been seen in any house ,
Nor can we be distinguished by our faces
For man or master . Then it follows thus :
Thou shalt be master , Tranio , in my stead ,
Keep house , and port , and servants , as I should .
I will some other be , some Florentine ,
Some Neapolitan , or meaner man of Pisa .
’Tis hatched , and shall be so . Tranio , at once
Uncase thee . Take my colored hat and cloak .

When Biondello comes , he waits on thee ,
But I will charm him first to keep his tongue .