Being overly emotional, throughout his journey through hell Dante occasionally gets frightened and tired. On this exhausting journey Dante is being helped by Virgil who serves as his guide. Whenever Dante falls down Virgil is there to encourage him to keep moving through hell. Virgil’s wisdom is not the only way in which he helps Dante make it through hell as he also protects him from various demons. Generally speaking, Virgil’s role is to balance out Dante’s defects and help him accomplish his mission.
I do agree with your answer. Dante got help from Virgil and got correct guilines. Their relationship was to help each other.