Answer: yes, Macbeth would have changed.
Explanation:
just not the way you think, his character would have developed, but even as a true person, Macbeth would have changed, he would have been given choices, and it seems that his wife was rather power hungry at first as well, i don't think he would have ended up as king, but I do firmly hold that his character would have changed, be it for worse or better, that parts up to you
The first one is correct. "It is like" the best decision you can ever make.
Saying it that way, is the same as saying that it would be the best decision that you can ever make, but adding more to it. Almost as if soeaking to someone who is overdramatic, and constantly say the word like.
I hope this helps