As your intrepid hero forges on into the remainder of the story’s second movement, now with improved focus on his mission, he may have an increased sense of urgency. Or a sense of cockiness because he thinks he knows what he’s doing. Or anger at what has transpired up to that point. Or fear that he’ll miss the boat. And so on. The point is that things will likely have changed between the time the audience headed for the lobby and the opening of Act Two.