How does Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa use imagery in The Leopard?

In Chapter Three, when Angelica finally makes an appearance after the betrothal, her manipulations of the family are portrayed clearly and defines her as being just as ruthless, just as self absorbed, and just as manipulative as both her father and her prospective father-in-law. The resulting image is that of a chess game - with Angelica as the powerful and ruthless queen and Tancredi the relatively-weak, but high status king, whose identity and safety must be preserved. Both are moved around the marital board by the older men who run essentially run their lives.