to beat / to hit / variant of 考[kao3] / to inspect / to test / to take an exam
考
=
⺹
+
丂
:
Karl Marx (k) has to take an exam (考) in the artoa's living room (ao3). It is very difficult for him because he has to wear a breathing mask (丂) due to the open fire, and he also has to wear a huge crown (⺹) which makes it difficult for him to see the exam papers.
head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program
纲
=
冈
+
纟
:
Guy Fawkes (g) wants to become a fisher of men, so he sets up a net in front of the anglepod (ang1) between two ridges (冈). The silk worm (纟) helps him by spanning the head rope of the fishing net (纲) between the two ridges.