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Marko Kropyvnytskyi went down in the history of Ukrainian art as a great actor and talented director, playwright, and author of popular songs. On occasion, he himself created scenery for performances, being fond of painting. But his talent for playwriting was particularly deep. He is the author of dozens of plays.

The most distinctive feature of his dramas was the harmonious combination of Ukrainian ethnography with topical issues of social life, where the difficult and at the same time highly spiritual national life was clearly revealed.

Marko Kropyvnytskyi reveals himself as a deep psychologist in the social drama Hlytai, or the Spider. The expressive portrayal of the village moneylender gives grounds to call this social play the highest achievement of the artist's dramatic heritage.